Kitchen Italia
Italian Restaurant in Shepherd's Bush
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4 / 10 from 1 review
Address
Westfield London
Ariel Way
Shepherd's Bush
London
W12 7GF
Westfield London
Ariel Way
Shepherd's Bush
London
W12 7GF
Telephone
020 8749 9133
020 8749 9133
Cuisine
Italian
Italian
Region
Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush
Opening Times
Monday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Tuesday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Wednesday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Thursday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Friday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Saturday |
Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00 |
Sunday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00 |
All In London Review
Undercooked pasta and kitchen mishaps
In keeping with the scale of Westfield, Kitchen Italia is big, with long wooden benches, large tables and a very high ceiling. There was a scattering of diners here and there as it was already past 9pm on a weeknight, by which point the surrounding shops had closed.
The menu featured some mouthwatering choices: ravioli stuffed with roasted duck, pumpkin gnocchi, and polenta and wild boar ragu for example. We started with some crispy bread with mozzarella and Parma ham to whet our appetites.
For my main dish I went for the artichoke ravioli with roasted peppers, garlic and rosemary oil. Sadly this dish did not live up to it’s promise, the pasta was undercooked round the edges yet very doughy in the middle; it felt stodgy and lacked flavour. Even the orange colouring of the pasta began to seem unappealing after a few bites.
My companion fared better with the tagliolini in mushroom cream sauce with Parmesan and black truffles - her portion also appeared to be double the size of mine, dolloped as it was into an ample bowl.
For dessert I chose the lemon sorbet with a vodka shot. In theory the vodka should have been poured over the sorbet in the kitchen, however it was forgotten about and brought to me in a shot glass after the sorbet had arrived. I was also charged separately for it, even though it should have been included in the price.
Staff were friendly if a little uncoordinated. Our starters arrived long before our wine did, and the dessert mishap was a tad irritating. Our meal – whilst not overly expensive- came to over £30 a head which I feel could have been better spent elsewhere. Or we should have tolerated our hunger a bit longer, and waited till we got home.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Apr 28, 2010
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